Automatic tagging-machine.



No. 835,176. PATBNTED NOV. 6, v1906.

`J, L. BURGARD.

AUTOMATIC TAGGING MACHINE. APPLIon-Io FILED 1:20.11. 190s.

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PATENTBD NOV. 6, 1906. J. L. BURGARD.

AUTOMATIC TAGGING MACHINE. PPLITION FILED 1330.11, 1905.

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AA, F I :S3 A, J7 A N0. 835,176. PATENTBD NOV. 6, 1906. J. L. BURGARD.

AUTOMATIC TAGGING MACHINE.

APPLIUATION FILED DEU. 11, 1906.

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PATENTED NOV. 6, 1906.

J. L. BURGARD. AUTOMATIC TAGGING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED DEU.11, 1905.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 4- No. 835,176. PATNTED NOV. 6, 1906. J. L. BURGARD. AUTOMATIC TAGGING MACHINE.'

APPLIOATIOI FILED DIJO. 11. 1905.

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIoE.

l JACOB L. BURGARD, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS` ASSIG'NOR OF ONE-HALF TO JAMES M. CONNEL, OF TOPEKA, KANSAS.

AuToMAv-rno riesame-MACHINE.

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specificati@ of Letters patear.

Patented Nov. e, 190e.

To, aZZ whom i6 may concern:

Be it knownthatl, JACOB L. BUBGARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ohicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinels, have invented a certain new and useful Automatic 'Taggin Maehine, of which the `following is a speci cation. My invention is an automatic tagging-machine suitable for the pur tag or label, usually a sma usually of cloth, so that names or initials may be a plied to the tag for the purpose of marking t e article.

'le my invention is' capable of use for ose of applying a one, to an article, either prices or 4applyin a tag to any article, it is es ecially desi e for a lyin ta s to articles of lgiilng about tldpbe Wfgtshe The object of my invention is to rovide an automatic machine which Will a p a ta to an object to be marked, preferab y llry vu cam'zing the tag 'to the article.

It Aconsists in an automatic machine for doing this work which occupies a comparatively compact space, which can be reason-v ably economically constructed, which is efficient in operation, and which When in o era-` tion is not readily liableto get out of or er.

- My invention rimarily consists in mechanism capable o `accomplishing the above ob'ects.

n the specific embodiment of my invention here presented it consists, broadly, in

automatic means for taking a roll of gumm'ed tag material, cuttin off a portion of suitable size4 for the tag herelnafter referred to as the tag or tag portion, ap lying it to the article to be tagged, and fort en vulcanizing the tag to the article. More in detail, it consists in means for keeping the cutting-off mechanism cool, so that the roll of ta material will not 'become heated, and there y uselessbefore the tag is cut oil", and in means for applying heat to the vulcanizin mechanism Wlthout heating the cutting-o meehanism.

Still more in detail, my invention consists in details of construction which will more clearl appear as the specification proceeds.

Re emng to the drawings, Figure 1 is a. side elevatlon of mechanism illustrating my invention in its referred form. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionall detail view through the roller for feeding the tag material, showing the details of the roller and the mechanism means of the for cooling it, taken on line 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the operative parts of my machine corresponding to Figi 1, the same being enlarged and removed om the su erung-standard, the parte appearing at t e liaft of the line 5 5 in ig. 2 eing removed. Fig. 4 is the same View Vas Fi .'3, the arts beingmoved fromnormal pos1tion of ig. 3 to theirop osite extremeV position. Fig. 5 is a sectional? detail view-of the interior of the tag-niaterialfeed roll, taken on line 5 5 of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a front view of the machine corresponding to Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a detail lan viewfof the carrier mechanism, taken on ines 7 7` of Fig. 3. Fig. 8 is a sectional detail view ofthe feeding mechanism `for the carrier shown in Fig. 7, taken onY line 8 of Fig. 3. Fig. 9 is a vertical sectional detail view of the plunger carrying theppper vuleanizing-iron, taken on line 9 of Fig. 6. Fig. 10 is a side view of the knifefor cutting olf the ta material, the supporting-frame being artia y cut awa and shown in section. ig. 11 is a vertlcal sectional detail view ta en just-behind that of Fig. 10, showin the mechanism for carr 'ng the cutting-o5 knife. Fig. 12 is a detailyperspective view of the presser-bar in the act of pressing the carriet-fingers inte;` the tag. Flg. 13 is a detail erspective view of the ends of the carrierfingers, the tag, 'and a ortion of the material, usuallycloth, to whicli the tag is applied.

-Referring to the drawings and to. 1, the reader sees a suitable standard l5 risin from the floor 16, upon the up er end o which is 'mounted the base or ta le proper, 17, of my machine. Rigidly secured to the base or table 17 and rising 'therefrom issn inverted- L-shaped frame 18, made, referably, in two parallel parts 18 and 18", aving between them a space 19, through which the operating-lever, to be hereinafter described C is adapted to pass. The two parts 18 an 18b are'spaced apart and braced together by connecting-piece 20. (Best shown in Fig. 9.) r The upper horizontal end of the frame 18 terminates to an elongated headf21', in which there are formed vertical, preferabl polished, guides 22, in which the recta ar bar 23 of the plunger 24 is adapted to s idably fit and move up and down to give the lunger an up-and-down motion.- Exten ing from the rear of the two IOC ortions of the frame 1Q heretofore described are horizontalernis 26,.carrying u pivot-pin "JT, on which is pivotally Inounted an operating-lever 39, whieh extends downward through a suitable slot in the table L7 and has upon its lowerend a foot rest or lever Si), adopted to be en yaged by the foot ol the opersttor to niove t 1e lever backward and lor werd between the positions of Figs. I and el. This lever is normally held in the position ol' Figs. l and 3 by a coiled spring 31, attaohed at one end to the lever and at the opposite end 33 to the base or trible 17 at any suitable point ond by any suitable ineens.

Ex tending from the upper end ol the lever 2Q just deserihed and preferably made integral with it is o horizontal arm 35, (best i shown in Fig. 9,) having at its end it curved heard 36, entering through fi suitable elongated slot 37 the space 38 in the interior, of the vertical bar 23. The upper portion oi' this heed 36 bears against the horizontal llat surface .'59 in the interior of the har 23, as is best shown in Fig. 9, `while the lower portion ai' the hemd hears upon a )longer 4l), resting upon and carried by a, eoiled spring 4l suitY lily nnhnted in a circuler hole 42 in. the her 123. the lower end of the spring 41 engeging a pin or other sn'opot 43, (liest shown in r ig. Hf) with the result that the plnn er 224 and utter-hed har 23 have an adjnstab o up-a," ldown inotinr in the guide-surtaeos 22, eontrolled und limited by the spring 4l with rel"- erene to 'the head 36. ln other Words, the opiratm-may by taking hold of the plunger il move the har 2B u in ard e short distanoe again il the aetion of tlie spring 41 (the spring being thereby compressed).y without nioving the heed "36 @and attached lever-erin 3.5 and hier '29. This adjustnientisdesiraihle sothut different thicknesses of cloth or other hiaterial to he tugged nniy he used without intertering with the operiit ioi of other parts of the machine1 i. to one of the functions of the ,niaehine is to vuleaiilze the tog to' the materiel td'he nntrked, i ineke the plunger 24, whioh is intended l'to press the teg upon the nieterielto he niiirhed` with o hollow spline or fire-hoi: 45, open at its rextr 46 and having ut its forward end a vert-irai flue or ehinniey 47, Entering` the sidiol" this lire-box, es is liest shown in Fig, (i, is a horizontal gas-hnrner 4S, having'Bonson-hlu'ner openings 4E). The opposite end .5U of thi gashnmer is adzipted to rave a. llexililihw. nw her suitable [lexivhle eomieetion with a sonree of gas-supplyA .ttnehed thereto. `ln thi` operation oll this' part ol' the devine gos isd admitted troni i sourre ol gasssupply connected, its described, to the hurner 48,is ignited, and burns within the ,fire-box 45, taking the necessary itil ythrough the openin .4,6, thereby in so doing heating thewhole ow the plunger 24, and pairtiouhlrl)T the lower surface 52 of theplunger, hereinafter referred, to as the upper vu eine izing-iron 52. The products of combustion pitss from the lire-box 45 out of the ehinrlley 47 into the open nir,

,Nilonnted upon the hase l? directly below tht` upper virili-nnizing-iron, is a. hollow rasting F14, the upper endof which is the lower vuleanizing-Iron 55', This eusting 54 hos Vin its opposite sides openings t `ind is entered it its lower portion hv :igasdinrner 57, (not shown in d etnil, ,i ha ving Bu usen-burner openings 5S, and its lower end 5E) adapted to be eonneeed to anyY suitahle sonree ot' gos-snp ply. In the operntion ol' this part of the de vice gas is turned on through the burner 57 and entras the lower tire-box (spaee 6U, liest shown in Fig. Si formed within the existing 54, Where it is ignited. thereby heating the lower vulennizing-iron 55, the necessary air for roinhustion passing in through the lower openings 56 and the products of combustion passing out through the upper openings 56.`

The two vuleanizing-irous 52 itnd 5f( are so pro iortioned and loented with referenr-,e to eue i other that when the parts of the inni'liiiie are moved into the )osition of Fig. 4' there 1s just enough space ietvreen them for the material to be tagged, and the tag and the earrierdingers to l ehereinafter described, to lie between their operative surfaces, adjustment i" or thicker pieces of material to be tagged being inode by means of the springs 4l in the .nuniner hereinafter described. i Rising from the base or table 17 on opposite sides ot' the niaehine are two vertlcal supporting members 6l and 62, eonneeted, roo neross their top hv a hat plate 63, in the partieular instunce/ here illustrated made integral with the supports. These sii-)ports 6l and (i2 are made elem of and in @pendent from 'the eas-,ting 54 ,hereinafter described, of the lower vu'leaniziug-iron, so that heut is not as readily transmitted from the iron 55 to the remainder of the ninehinefebout to be de seribed, as it would bedid the snp oits,oonie in Contact witlvthe casting 54,

.`he transmission of heat from :the lowervulestnizingiron to these supports is at least cheeked by o sheet of `asbestos 64,inserted,ns shown above the hose lf yJournaled in` this flat platzt', 64 and in the hase o1" table l' 1s a, short vertical hott (i5. (Best shownin Figs, 3, 4,1iend 8.) ,v Q51 the u )per portieri of the flat plete 63, heretofore described, and at the Left-hond side, as viewed in Fig. 6, there is nttaphed h5 any suitzthle 'means a cuttinghaso 57, on which the knife 68 is adapted to engage for tthe purpose of cutting oil tlie tag material in the niannerto he. hereinafter described` This hase 67 is made reinoiuhl'e from' the plete by any suitithle ineens to allow replacement i2:

when worn by the'knife The shaft 65, heretofore referred to, is mounted hack of this euttmgihase 67 and 1n thecenter lineft) of the machine when viewed as in Fig.` 6, Un the upper end ot' thislshaft` 65, above the plateiii, 1 3o `is a circular disk 70, above which are mounted a lurality of can'ier-ngers 71, arranged like t e spokes of a wheel, as is best shown in i Fig. 7. In the particular instance here shown these carrier-fingers 71 are arranged in pairs extending from the center of the shaft 65 1n eight equi-an lar positions. These fingers 71 are of su cient` length so that, as shown in Fig. 7, they extend to the position no shown7 in which, as will more clearly appear hereinafter, they lap about one-eighth of an inch over the line of travel of the tag material. Above these carrier-fingers 71 is a suitable washer 72, through which a screw 73 is inserted into the u per end of the shaft 65 for the purpose o securing the disk 70 and the carrier-fingers 71 to the upper end of the shaft, so that as the shaft 1s rotated the carrier-fingers will be rotated. Near zo the lower end of the shaft 65 is a` ratchet- Wheel 75, having ratchet-teeth 76, as best shown in Fi 8. This ratchet-wheel is rigidly secured to t e shaft 65 by means of a ke 77 or other suitable means. Below the rate et- Wheel 75, secured to the shaft 65, is a leverarm 79. Pivotally mounted upon this leverarm 79 at 80 is a ratchet tooth or dog 81, en-

aging the teeth 76 in such way that as the ever 79 is moved in one direction the dog 81 3o will click over the ratchet-teeth without rotating the wheel75 and that when the leverarm 79 is moved in the op osite direction the dog 81 will engage a tooth) 76 of the ratchetwheel 75 and give said wheel a partial rotation. Inside of the dog 81 is a spring (not shown) which engages the lever-arm 79 in such Wa that .the ratchet-dog is held in contact Wit the ratchet-teeth 76 at all points in the revolution of the wheel 75. This spring 4o does not form any part of my invention, and

79 is a vertical post 83, to the u -5o opposite end of this connecting-rod 85 is pivotally mounted upon a screw'or pin 86, rigidly connected to a lever` 87, whiehwill be hereinafter more full described.

Rising from the side of the base 11 and directl viewed in Fig. 1 is a vertical support 89, t ie same being adjustably connected to the base by means of s crews, 90 assing through slots 91 in the support, so that adjustment of the support up an down with 6o reference to the base 17 may be made in the jordinary manner where such slots are used. aAt the upper end of this su port 89 is a bearing 93, made integral witlh the support or not, as desired, in which a hollow shaft 94 is 5 rotatably mounted. On the inner end of this shaft 94 is a hollow feed-Wheel 95, having on its periphery flanges 96 between which the tape material 153, to be herelnafter described, is adapted to bear. outer end of this shaft 94 is a stufling-box 97, of ordinary construction adacpted to prevent leakage between the Sha t an the stationary rod 98, which passes through the interior of the shaft 94 and on which the shaft 94 is adapted to turn. This rod 98 has throu h it two holes or assa e-Ways 99 and 100,` aving connected) to t eir respective outer ends hose or other piping 101 and 102. The inner ends of these passa e-ways 99 and 100 conneet with an annu ar openin 103, leadin through the shaft 94 into the interior 105 o the feed-wheel 95, from which it will'be seen that when water or other cooling liquid is fed throu h the hose 101 and the assage-wav 99 into t e wheel 95, rotating with the shaft 94 on the rod 98, it can and Iwill How back through the passa e-way 100 and out through the hose 102, wit the result that if a continuous flow of water or other cooling liquid is supplied in the manner'just descri ed the wheel 95 will be kept cool continuously, which is essential to the operation ofthe machine upon a tag material which is of a gummy or sticky nature, such as soft rubber, in a state suitable for vulcanization.

Rigidly secured to theinner end of the feed-wheel 95 is a ratchet-Wheel 107, having on its face ratchetfteethl 108. Extending from the rear of the ratchet-wheel 107 ljust described is a lu or stub-shaft 109, on which is journaled theever 87, heretofore referred to. Pivoted at 1 10 on this lever 87 is a ratchet-pawl 111, held against the ratchetteeth 108 by any suitable spring mechanism, so that the pawl 11]. engages the ratchetteeth at all oints in the revolution of the ratchet-wheel) 107 in the usual mannen-so that when the lever 87 is moved in one direction the pawl 111 will sli over a tooth 108 on the ratchet-wheel and t at when the lever is moved in the opposite direction the pawl will enga e a tooth and thereby cause the ratchetwhee and consequently the Wheel 95, to move through a partial revolution.

Below the Wheel 95 and in line with it and also approximately in line with the ends of one set of carrierngers 71 vis a track or passage-way 1 13,having upwardly-turned flanges 114, adapted to act as guides furthe tag material 153 as `it passes over the track and under the wheel 95 toward the carrier-iingers 71 which are in line With'the track. Attached to the base 17 by means of a screw 116 other suitable means is a exible spring Il?, extending up onto the track 113 and between the flanges 114, and thence under the face 118 on the wheel 95, so that when tag material is fed along the track 113 over the top of this spring 117 this spring serves to hold said tag material in contact with thel face 118 of the At the' rio .cooling the bearinpsupprt 122, and conse- Y uently cooling` the ro( Alocated that this knife 68 is in line with the `stud 138, so located that it will, as shown in "moved to the position of Fig. 4 just engage wheel S15, lhcrchy giving i1 a grip upon the` tag mitici-inl, .if lintil can l'ccfl italong. (lu the opposite side of hc n heel J5 toward thc terrier-fingers 7l l mount a. horizontal scrapcrll), (lwstshon n in lfiifs. h', and A1,.) hav l innr one und lil-:wing against lhi'snrl'pw- 11S ol' sothatnfitho1u j :n.lcriail lsicd alongr to the n'hcol 15 against the action of spring 11T, es just dcscrihcd, thc 'ing metri rial cannot adhere to thc' surface 11H of the wheel, and thus he wound upon itj hut must pass along (to the right of Figs. ."i and 4) toward the knife 65% and thc eai-ricr-Iingcrs 7l Extending; from the sido ol" thc machine on which thc wheel 15 is located and yapproxi.H mately in line with it is n lf(life-supporting hearing 122, in which the rod 12B, carryingr ut its lower end the knifix 6R, is adapted to slidahly more up anddown. This hearing is so track 113 and the face 11H of the Wheel 95; as clearly appears in Fig. o. This rod l12S and the knife upon it arcnormullyheld in raised position hva coiled spring l24,attael1ed at its upper end to a screw or other suitable projection upon the outside of the hearingsupport 122 and attached at its lower end to a screw 126, entering the rod 123, said." screw 121i sliding in an elongated slot 12T in a plate 128, attached to the bearing-support 122, the upper end of this slot 12T acting1 as a stop in conjunctiim with the lower end of thehenriug, so that the knife cannot be raised todfar by the s ring` 124. in. the hearing-support 122` just r escribed adjacent to the rod 123 iscnt a, zigzag asSage-Way 131),(:on1iectcd at one end to a ollow screw 131 and et its other end to a tube 132, togeach of which'hosc or other suitable connections may he made, so that'water may pass in a constant stream `through this zigzag passage-way thereby `'123 and the knife 68. Pivoteld to thefrarne 18 upon it pivot-screw 134 is a hell-crank having a horizontal arm 135 antifa de aendirig vertigini arm 136. On the outer en of the horizontal ern'. 135 is :i

Fig. 4, engage the upper cnil of 'the rod i 23 to depress it, with the knife upon it, against the action of spring 124, as heretofore described. Also rigidi secured to` the outer end of this' horizontal ell-crank arm 135 by any suitable means and depending therefrom is a rod or wire v141), carrying on its lower end n. horizontal presser-bar 141. This Wire or rod 14() is so located that the presser-har 141 will when the outer ends of one peir of carrier-fingers, as shown in Fig. 12.

In the lower end Vof th`e depending bell crank arm 136 there is cut an elongated slot 143, in which a stud or pin 14 4 on the lever 87 is adapted to slidahly fit. Pivotally connect- :crow l-"lifr is o. ccinnccting--rnil 147y pivot-.Lily connect :it ii olposite vnd to a screw or stud 14Sr` mou er'l upon the opcrating-leroy' 2%), so that tl. moti-n of thv levi-r 2? will lu.- coniru inic'tlmi to the hull-crank arm 136 :ind through it to the various parts attached to thc lidiar-reuk r iifliing' from thi` renirol' thc hase 17 is a Luitnhlc support 1.51), having.; liournalcd upon il :it 151 a wheel ,52, adnptml to carry i` roll of teg" material 153. malle in the forni olA a continuous tape` hand, or strip, prvfcrahllif of soll r'uhhcr, with a cloth covering on one` side sniiahlc to receive ink, writing, o1 other markings. 'lhis whccl 151. is so located that thc lzipc or tag material 153 upon it is in line with the [hinges 114 ol' thc trai-.li 113 :ind in liuc with the lrnil'c (38 :ind the ends of one pair ol' carrier-lingers 7].

All of thc parts of the mechanism are so errangcd and proportioned that the machine will operate substantially as follows: Assume thc parts in the position of Fivs. 1 and 3, with, the tape materiel 1"3 e. tending over the track 11S and the spring 117 upon it he tween thc flanges 114 under the surface 118 of the wheel 95 and. under tho sc1apeilnir 1211 to n position in which a tag length of tag material, preferably about three-fourths of pin inch long. as shown in Fig. 1.2, is at the lright of theknife 68 in Figs 1 and 3 sind runder two icarrierlngers adjacent to said knives.I "Assume also that the gas has been lighted and that the two vulcanizing-rons 52 sind 5.5 are sn'liiciently warm. The operator now places his foot iipon the foot-lever 30 and moves the lever 29 from the position of Figs.' 1. and 3 to that of Fig. 4, thereby moving the knife GS downward and cutting olf a tag length nl tag material upon the line 155, Fig. 12, and at the same tune causing the presser-har 141 to press the ends of the carrienfingers into the gummcd upturned face o1" the tag length 154 of tag` material, as shown in Fig. 12. The operator now removes his foot from thefoot-lever 30 and ailows -thc parts to return to the position of Figs. 1 and 3. li'.` so doing the hell-crank arm 136 causes the lever S7 to, by means of ils ratchet mechanism, heretofore described, feed. :mothcrtag length of material along under the knife 68, und it also causes the connecting-rod 85 to move the ratchet-wheel 75, and thereby rotdfte shaft 65 throu rh oneeighth of a revolution, or one-half' of t e way from the position indicatedbfv the lines A A, in Fi 7 to the position indicated by the lines B in Fig. 7.. The operator now puts his foot u on the lever 3() and repeats the operation, t ercby cutting off e` second portion of tag material and ap lyingr it to the next. adjacent set of carrieringes 71,v which now occupy the former position of the first set. 0n now releasing the foot-lever .3() the parts ed to the bell-crank arm lfdby means of a,

again return to the position of Eigen] end 13 vulcanizing-iron with Vthe goods to be thereby ulling the tag out of its slight conl marked nfu" on4 it onto the cut-oi portion of tag material in position B, Fig. 7 andthe heat of the two irons vulcfanizesthe tag upon the article to be tag ed. As soon as this is done the o erator reases the lever again and taking old of the material with the tag now upon it pulls it horizontally away from the machine to the right in Figs. l, 3, and 4,

tact wit the ends of the carrier-fingers, which carried it from position A, Fig. 7, to position B of that figure. The operator now takes another article to be marked and continues to repeat the operation as long as there areany articles to be marked.

As heretofore described, the sprin '41 allows the upper vulcanizing-iron to a just itself to varying thicknesses of material to be marked durin this operation Without effecting the actua cutting of the knife, which is controlled by the same lever and which in order to cut must come down to the same During this o eration the cooling of both the knife an the vfeed-wheel 95 has been going'on, as described,

so that the tag material has been kept cool `and is therefore in condition to be cut off and transferred, by the mechanism described to the osition in which it can be vulcanized.

T etape from which my ta s are made consists of a strip of cloth or ot er material .capable of being Amarked or Written upon,

usually linen having a coating of raw stock,

rubber-gum, or other rubber prepared for A vulcanizing a plied thereto, the thickness of gum being a out one one-hundredth of 'an inch thick.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. In mechanism of the class described, in combination with a suitable support; vulcanizingmeehanism; means for carrying a tag into the proximity of said vulcanizing mechanism; and mec anism for operating said vulcanizing mechanism to secure 'the tag upon an article to be marked.

2. In mechanism of the class described, in combination with a suitable support mechanism for pressing a ta on an artif'letobe marked; means for fee ing the tag into said ressing mechanism 5 and means for applying i'ieat to the pressing mechanism to vulcanize the tag upon the article to be marked.

3. In mechanism of the class described, in combination with a suitable support; a .vul-

canizing mechanism; means for feedin a continuous supply of tag material into t e ma chine; means for cutting off a tag from said tag material; means for feedin said tag into the vulcanizing mechanism an for operating the vulcanizing mechanism to vulcanize it upon au article to be marked.

4. In mechanism of the class described, in combination with a suitable su port; a pair of vulcanizin J'-irons, one movab e with reference to the ot ier; means for feeding a tag between said vulcanizing-irons; means for moving said movable iron toward the other iron, whereby the tag is vulcanized upon the article to be marked.

5. In mechanism of the class described, in combination with aV suitable su port; `twc vulcanizing-irons one movable witli reference to the other; means for applying heat to eachV of said irons; means for feeding a ta in between said irons; and means for m`ov1ng said movable iron toward the other iron to vulcanize said tag upon the article to be marked.

6. In mechanism of the class described, in

combination with a suitable support; a pair of 9o vulcanizing-irons one movable with reference to the other; a knife; means for operating said knife to cut a tag from a supply of tag material; means for moving said cut-off tag in between said vulcamzing-irons; and means for then causing said irons to vulcanize the tag upon the material to be marked.

` 7. n mechanism of the class described, in combination with a suitable sup ort; a vu-lcanizing mechanism a pivota carrier-arm, mounted in such a position that it is adapted to carry a tag from a position adjacent to said vulcanizing mechanism into said mechanism; means for feeding a tag up to said first position of t'he carrier-arm. means for causing said,carrier to engage said tag and means for automatically operating the whole.

8. In mechanism of the class described, in combination with a suitable sup ort, a vulcanizing mechanism, a pivotal y-mounted carrier-arm mounted in uch a position that it is adapted to carry aslag from a osition adjacent to said vulcanizgin mechanism into said mechanism means for ceding a strip of tag material up to said first position of the carrier-arm, means for cutting a tag from said material; means sr. causing said icarrier to engage said tag and means for automatically o erating the Whole.

9. iii mechanism of the class described, in combination with a suitable support; a pair of vulcanizing-irons, one of `them movable with reference to the other means for supplying heat to said irons; a carrier-wheel mounted in such a position that it is adapted to carr a portion of tag material from'a position istant from said irons to a position in which it is betweenl said irons; means for y-mounted roo IIC feeding a continuous strip of tag material up '13e material may material and putting 1t into carrying' engagement with said wheel; and means f or then rotating said wheel to a position in which said portion of tag material is between the vulcanizing-'rons, so that it may be vulcanized upon an article to bemarkcd.

10. In mechanism ol thc class described, in combination with a suitable support; a stationary vulcanizing-iron secured to said support; an operating-lever; a movable vulcamzingdron carried by said operating-le ver adapted to be moved by it into contact with sald stationary iron; and an adjustable connection between said lever and said movable iron, whereby different thicknesses ol' be placed 'between the vulcani icing-Hons.

the sup ort; an

`In mechanism .of the class described, in combination with a suitable sup iort; a stationary vulcanizingdron mounte upon operating-lever pivotally mounte upon the rame of the machine; a vulcanizing-iron adapted to be moved by said lever to and from said stationary iron', a knife also adapted to befmoved by said lever to cut off a portion of tag material from a suppl-y; and n llexible connection between sal movable 1ron and said lever whereby different thicknesses o' material to be tagged may be placed between the vulcanizing irons without disturbing the operation of .the knife.

12. In mechanism of the class described, in combination with a suitable support;`a stationa vulcanizing-iron secured thereto; a movab e vulcanizng-iron mounted adjacent to said stationary iron; a lever adapted to move said movable iron to and' from the stationa iron; means for feeding a continuous supp y of tag material into the machine; mechanism connecting the feeding mechanism for said tag material to the operatinglever; a knife adapted to cut oil portions of tagmaterial from the supply; mechanism operated bythe main lever for operating said knife; and a carrier mechanism also operated by the main lever ada ted to carry ortions of tag material cut o by the knife in between the vulcanizing-irons.

13. In mechanism of the class described, in combination with a suitable support', a stationary vulcanizing-iron secured thereto; a frame rising from said support; a vertically movable vulcanizing-iron mounted in said support above said stationary iron; a carrierwheel pivotally mounted adjacent to said irons having horizontal carrierlingers adapted to pass between said-vulcanizing-irons; a knife at one side ol said vulcanizing-irons and said wheel adapted to cut ofi a portion of tag material from a continuous supply; and automatic means for successively feeding tag material to said knife, for pressing itI into engagement with smid carrier-wheel, and for causing said wheelitolthen'transport it between the vulcanizing-irons and for then depressing the movable vulcanizingdron upon Athe stationary iron, whereby the tag is vulcanized upon an article placed between the irons.

la. In mechanism of the class described, in combination with a' suitable support; a

vulcanizing mechanism for securing a tag y upon an article; a su port for a roll of vul'- canizing material; a eed-roll for feeding said material into the machine; and mechanism for conducting a llow of cooling liquid through the feed-roll for the purpose ol' cool ing the same.

15. In mechanism of the class described, in combination with` a suitable support; a vuleanizing mechanism for securing a tag upon an article; a support for a roll of' vul canizing material; a feedroll for feeding said material into the machine; mechanism for conducting a flow of cooling liquid through the feed-roll for the urpose oi cooling the same; a knife adapter to cut oil a portion of the tag material from that lied into `the ma chine; and mechanism for conducting a continuous ilow of cooling liquid adjacent to the knife, whereb f it is kept cool, as described.

16. In mec anism of the class described, in combination with a suitable support; a stationary and a movable wulcanizing-iron; an L-shaped lever pivoted to the frame of the machine having one arm'adapted to be engaged by the foot of the operator and the other arm engaging the movable vulcanizing iron; a knife movable iarallel to the movn able vulcanizingdron adapted to out oil portions of tag material from a continuoussup-- ply l'ed into the machine; a carrier member mounted adjacent to the blade oi' tho knife adapted to carry said ortions of cut-oil ina-- terial between the vu canizing-irons; a' bellcrank pivoted to the frame of the machine having a link connectionwith the operating-- lever; mechanism by means of which one arm ot' said bell-crank operates said knife and a presser-bar to press pprtions of cutso material upon the carrier mechanism; and mechanisms connected to the other arm of the bell-crank for operating said feed mechanisrn; for feeding the 4tag material into the machine and for operatingr the carrier mechanism for carrying the material between the knife and the vulcanizers.

17. ln mechanism of the class described, in combination with a suitable support and vulcanizing mechanism; a hollow feed-roller mounted upon a hollow shaft; a rod on which said hollovsT shaft is rotatably mounted there being an entrance and an exit passagtl leading through said hollow rod into said l'ccdroller, through which cooling liquid may be passed intond out of said iced 18. In mechanism of the olas` .escriberh IIC knife Vso thatr cooling liquid ma the combination with a suitable support and vulcanizing mechanism; a support for a knife adjacent to said vulcanizing mechan ism there being a passage-way for water through said knifesupport adjacent to the be passed near the knife for the purpose o cooling the same.

19. In mechanism of the class described in combination with a suitable su portami a vulcanizing mechanism; a ilexi e carrier arm or arms or fingers mounted ad'acent to the vulcanizingr mechanism adapte to carry a tia-,eg from outside the vulcanizing mechanisn; into it and a pressure-bar mechanism ads @d to press said flexible fingers into a ta eaise said finger or fingers to take ho d tag to carry it asdescribed. V20. i echanism of the class described, 1n combstion with a suitable support; a

vulcanizing mechanism a wheelcomprising a plurality of flexible fingers pivotally mounted'adjacent to said vulcamzing mechanism having the end of at least one finger entering said vulcanizing mechanism; means for rotating said wheel and mechanism outed to cut oil' a tag from said ta materia a L spring normally holding said kni e in released position and automatic mechanism for operating the feed mechanism and the vnlcanizin mechanism engaging at the proper time sai knife to cause it to cut ofi a Atag;

In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two Witnesses.

J AGOB Il. BURGARD.

Witnesses:

DWIGHT 1B. CHEEVER, CARoLYN RAFTERY. 

